Where does “tacite” come from?

tacite (French) comes from Latin tacitus, from Latin taceo, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

tacite (French): tacit

Definitions

  1. tacit

Ancestry of “tacite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintacitusthat is passed over in silence, not spoken of,...
2LatintaceoI am silent, say nothing, shut up, hold my...
3Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
4Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin taceo →
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